Vsevolod I of Kiev

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Vsevolod I of Kiev was an 11th-century Grand Prince of Kiev known for consolidating Kievan Rus' power and fostering close political and cultural ties with the Byzantine Empire.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Prince of Kiev 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prince of Kiev
human
ruler
birthDate c. 1030
burialPlace Saint Sophia Cathedral
surface form: St. Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev
centuryOfActivity 11th century
child Eupraxia of Kiev
Rostislav Vsevolodovich NERFINISHED
Vladimir II Monomakh NERFINISHED
conflict internal dynastic struggles in Kievan Rus'
countryOfCitizenship Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
deathDate 13 April 1093
deathPlace Vyshhorod
era Middle Ages
ethnicGroup East Slavs
familyName Rurik dynasty
surface form: Rurikid
father Yaroslav the Wise NERFINISHED
givenName Vsevolod NERFINISHED
knownFor Byzantine-oriented foreign policy
balancing power among Rurikid princes
memberOf Rurik dynasty
mother Ingegerd Olofsdotter
surface form: Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden
nativeLanguage Old East Slavic
notableAchievement promotion of Byzantine culture in Kievan Rus'
strengthening ties with the Byzantine Empire
notableRelative Vladimir II Monomakh NERFINISHED
Yaroslav the Wise NERFINISHED
notableWork consolidation of Kievan Rus' princely power
politicalEntityRuled Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
positionHeld Grand Prince of Kiev
Prince of Chernigov
Prince of Pereyaslavl
predecessor Iziaslav I of Kiev NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1093
reignStart 1078
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
residence Chernihiv
surface form: Chernigov

Kiev NERFINISHED
Pereyaslavl NERFINISHED
sibling Iziaslav I of Kiev NERFINISHED
Sviatoslav II of Kiev NERFINISHED
spouse Anastasia of Byzantium
Anna Polovetskaya
successor Sviatopolk II of Kiev NERFINISHED

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Rurik dynasty notableMember Vsevolod I of Kiev
Alexander Nevsky positionHeld Vsevolod I of Kiev
this entity surface form: Prince of Kiev